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tavis: how did you come to be so passionate about the environment specifically? >> because i have children, because the knowledge that we are devastating our national resources and that we continue to be addicted to the very thing that is killing us, fossil fuel, chemicals, power plants that are spewing fossil fuel, that we are addicted to them. they're killing us and we are not involved enough and there's not enough money behind alternative energy and there should have been. we could have done it, we haven't done it, we have to do it. global warming is happening. climate change is here. person want to be the that doesn't talk about it. i don't want to be the person that denies it. there's too much science. there was a moment in the early 90's and that was when i had my first kid. i mean, this is really selfish, you know. i had my first kid and i thought, oh, my gosh. i started learning about what was really going on. they talked about greenhouse. remember, the "time magazine" said, "what is the greenhouse effect?" there was a moment where we were all really moti
tavis: how did you come to be so passionate about the environment specifically? >> because i have children, because the knowledge that we are devastating our national resources and that we continue to be addicted to the very thing that is killing us, fossil fuel, chemicals, power plants that are spewing fossil fuel, that we are addicted to them. they're killing us and we are not involved enough and there's not enough money behind alternative energy and there should have been. we could...
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but we're coming from very low price environment, if you look through history. in terms of disstill ats, the heating oil, we have very low inventories, and in part it's because a lot of disstill at are being exported from the united states to latin america where demand is growing far faster than that region can define heating oil. and as a consequence, inventories in the united states are low for this time of year. if we have a colder be normal winter, one should expect prices to rise. however i believe that the projections for weather for the united states this winter are around normal. but clearly an unexpected cold spell could lead to a price spike. >> susie: all right. we'll have to leave it there. thanks for coming on our prom. gareth lewis-davies. >> susie: the f.b.i. today arrested a suspect for allegedly attempting to blow up the federal reserve bank in lower manhattan, just blocks away from the new york stock exchange. no one was hurt. undercover agents were monitoring the man's actions and say quazi nafis tried to set off what he thought was a 1,000 po
but we're coming from very low price environment, if you look through history. in terms of disstill ats, the heating oil, we have very low inventories, and in part it's because a lot of disstill at are being exported from the united states to latin america where demand is growing far faster than that region can define heating oil. and as a consequence, inventories in the united states are low for this time of year. if we have a colder be normal winter, one should expect prices to rise. however...
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is another thing we're worried about-- longer term makes some sense. >> tom: so rising interest rate environment, possibly higher inflation, higher taxes. not exactly the most shiny of forecasts for investors. >> well, there is something you can do about it. you can avoid that tax drag by maximizing your investments in qualified plans. you can keep up with modest inflation by making sure you have your asset allocation mix right. inflation really picks the pocket of the bond investor, but dividend paying stocks and dividends of the markets can keep up with a modestly rising inflation environment. we have seen dividend increases some in the s & p this year and we have seen it as sigh sign of confidence in the management and we think they will put the cash to work once the uncertainty of the election is out. >> energy is one of the stowks like, traditionally a dividend area. but the price of energy stocks has gotten hit lately. >> it has. sectors underperformed but the balance sheets are in very good shape. we think the supply-demand dynamics there are quite good, and that cash flow again can be a
is another thing we're worried about-- longer term makes some sense. >> tom: so rising interest rate environment, possibly higher inflation, higher taxes. not exactly the most shiny of forecasts for investors. >> well, there is something you can do about it. you can avoid that tax drag by maximizing your investments in qualified plans. you can keep up with modest inflation by making sure you have your asset allocation mix right. inflation really picks the pocket of the bond...
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so how much of this is the environment, the consumer that p&g is trying to grab and how much is procter & gamble itself? >> well, to be fair, the number you quote includes the effective currency which of course they can't control and of course all their competitors face as well, including the effective currency. they were up in four out of five categories. and that still is not enough. i think to reward shareholders they need to invest in a way that they can get all five businesses growing, and accelerate that organic growth rate to mid single digits. >> tom: talk about that investment. because p&g is known for big spending on marketing, advertising, research and development. so is it forsaking kind of these future investments in order to show better earnings now? >> so it's along the lines of those investments they've always made an ample quantities. and you know, additionally this is a portfolio that was sort of built for a bygone consumer era where consumers had a lot of exses money to trade up to the next best tube of toothpaste or next best diaper. and the more effective laundry de
so how much of this is the environment, the consumer that p&g is trying to grab and how much is procter & gamble itself? >> well, to be fair, the number you quote includes the effective currency which of course they can't control and of course all their competitors face as well, including the effective currency. they were up in four out of five categories. and that still is not enough. i think to reward shareholders they need to invest in a way that they can get all five...
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. >> it's the kind of environment that there's really an atmosphere, in fact, a legal atmosphere, we don't really want that many guns around. >> john, we know the mayor of new york doesn't want any guns. >> this is terrorism. >> hunters, perhaps. >> this is terrorism of its own particular sort. if parents are afraid to send their children to school, you're afraid to go to a shopping mall, and every man you see in a ski cap is a danger -- snow a distinguished black journalist in washington, a columnist who heard a fracas outside his front door, thought to have guns in their home. john, half the men in america, half the in two. when in doubt, punt. >> the u.s. chamber of commerce represents the interests of more than 3 million businesses. small shops to large corporations. the 100-year-old chamber has offices and staff in every major city girdling the globe. now, regarding the fiscal cliff gridlock, what is the judgment of the chamber? answer. don't do anything now. punt. instead of lawmakers racing in the 14 days left of their lame duck session with christmas day in the middle of it,
. >> it's the kind of environment that there's really an atmosphere, in fact, a legal atmosphere, we don't really want that many guns around. >> john, we know the mayor of new york doesn't want any guns. >> this is terrorism. >> hunters, perhaps. >> this is terrorism of its own particular sort. if parents are afraid to send their children to school, you're afraid to go to a shopping mall, and every man you see in a ski cap is a danger -- snow a distinguished black...
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certainly are based on an unsustainable environment, an environment of continuous low-interest rates. but the gains are real though, aren't they? >> the gains are real. and i think at the end of the day it's important that investors take a step back and realize what it is that they are buying when they are buying into the equity markets. you're buying a future share, your stream of easternings. when you take a look at profitability in the u.s., companies look very good. they prove to be very resilient and in the second quarter the s&p 500 posted an all-time record high in corporate profitability so net-net i do think there are some opportunities and there are clearly some reasons to be anxious and nervous this is why we continue to stress to our investors you need to have a balanced approach. >> joe tanious with us balancing the global risk and rewards with jpmorgan fund. >> tom: school is out for 350,000 chicago school kids. the city's public school teachers walked off their jobs today in the city's first strike in a quarter of a century. as diane eastabrook reports the strike is tes
certainly are based on an unsustainable environment, an environment of continuous low-interest rates. but the gains are real though, aren't they? >> the gains are real. and i think at the end of the day it's important that investors take a step back and realize what it is that they are buying when they are buying into the equity markets. you're buying a future share, your stream of easternings. when you take a look at profitability in the u.s., companies look very good. they prove to be...
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but it was a changing environment. >> i think she really wanted to impress her father, who was a business school professor. and that created an extraordinary determination for her. unfortunately, also her mother was very ill when she was a teenager and eventually died when she was 19. and so that created a really fierce independence in her. so i think those two things together made her as passionate as she is, and aspiration al as she is. she finds great success. >> it was a big hole for both my brother and myself and certainly for my father, to adjust to the center, the nexuss of our existence leaving. >> tom: another crushing loss happened on september 11, 2001, she was in san francisco visiting a client and witnessed the horror both on television and in the voice of a colleague a was on the phone from the offices on the 105th floor of the south tower of the world trade center when the second plane hit. 176 employees at aon lost their lives that day and she worked hard to help their families and the survivors. >> my... found out what she could do and became a self appointed ambassador f
but it was a changing environment. >> i think she really wanted to impress her father, who was a business school professor. and that created an extraordinary determination for her. unfortunately, also her mother was very ill when she was a teenager and eventually died when she was 19. and so that created a really fierce independence in her. so i think those two things together made her as passionate as she is, and aspiration al as she is. she finds great success. >> it was a big...
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in fact, you unpack the environment section of what people care about, climate tends to rank virtually dead last. people are more concerned with their local environment: air pollution, water pollution, things like that. this is why we've seen these new poll-tested terms like "carbon pollution." c.o.-2 is the thing i'm exiling at you right now, we breathe out carbon dioxide. so we're seeing new terms called green energy instead of climate change because polls show people are skeptical and dubious of those motivations. they believe it's been overblown and it turns people off. >> suarez: joseph romm, why haven't we heard more about this topic during the national campaign? >> well, of course, mitt romney gets money from fossil fuel interests that's one reason he even opposes a clean energy tax credit for wind. obama, i think, is just misreading the polls entirely. the latest polling shows that -- i think ken is right. when global warming becomes local that the public becomes concerned about it. that's why the polls in the last two years have shown the public is increasingly concerned and t
in fact, you unpack the environment section of what people care about, climate tends to rank virtually dead last. people are more concerned with their local environment: air pollution, water pollution, things like that. this is why we've seen these new poll-tested terms like "carbon pollution." c.o.-2 is the thing i'm exiling at you right now, we breathe out carbon dioxide. so we're seeing new terms called green energy instead of climate change because polls show people are skeptical...
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. >> i think it's fantastic for people to come to the store and really relax in the environment without the craziness of the streets of new york. >> and they will open in other locations around the nation in the next few years. erika miller, nbr, new york. >> tom: next week on the program. the foodie craze continues, how savyier customers are changing the restaurant business. several retailers report their june sales figures next week. and it's the report wall street's waiting for, the june employment numbers are out friday. we'll find out how many jobs were added to u.s. payrolls this month. >> susie: it doesn't matter what business you're in, it's always important to take good care of your customers. this week lou's been thinking about the difference between customer service and hospitality. here's author and educator lou heckler. >> i'd like to think i have a little in common with danny meyer. meyer is the operator of a number of wildly successful restaurants such as gramercy tavern and shake shack. in his book, "setting the table," he writes that he focuses not on traditional custom
. >> i think it's fantastic for people to come to the store and really relax in the environment without the craziness of the streets of new york. >> and they will open in other locations around the nation in the next few years. erika miller, nbr, new york. >> tom: next week on the program. the foodie craze continues, how savyier customers are changing the restaurant business. several retailers report their june sales figures next week. and it's the report wall street's waiting...
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. >> you are worried about the environment and climate change. philip wiley wrote "generation of vipers." he said he will never convince man if you talk to him about generations not yet born. man desires immortality. if you desire immortality, you would rather build a smokestack then stopped the environment from getting worse because you are not thinking about your great great great grandchildren. your thinking about you and your son. tavis: i take that. the problem is every politician always preaches about how this will impact our kids and our grandkids. we cannot pass this debt on to future generations. it works rhetorically but it did not worked. >> there are people in denial about climate change. tavis: what is paul ryan's future? was this not a win for him either way? >> he lost his state. he is dynamic. i do not think he is presidential timbre yet, he might throw himself in that race. if he is a tea party candidate, he might win the primaries but he is going to be around, he will be a force, he is likable, i think. i do not dismiss anything
. >> you are worried about the environment and climate change. philip wiley wrote "generation of vipers." he said he will never convince man if you talk to him about generations not yet born. man desires immortality. if you desire immortality, you would rather build a smokestack then stopped the environment from getting worse because you are not thinking about your great great great grandchildren. your thinking about you and your son. tavis: i take that. the problem is every...
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doing buildings that people use in a good way and that contribute and that look good and are part of environment, that makes me happy. >> rose: we continue with a look at a new exhi business in philadelphia about vincent van gogh. >> our show is the last three and a half, four years. >> rose: very productive time. >> hugely just dying to paint, can't wait to get back in there as nature would often prevent, of course. but just these points of entry are, he has this no doubt of his absolute confi debs. this man is presented and famously so for all of his horrible, physical and mental sort of disasters rolling around within a faster rate of reoccurrence in the very time period we're dealing with. but the way that he is just heaving on with huge energy to get out there. it's kind of like a horse race. he wants to be out there in as radical as can be. and he knows a huge amount. he was friends with everyone, his brother who knew all the impressionists, he had a wonderful perspective on what was going on. he was positioning himself out there and what he had to do. and any numbers of way as a maker of
doing buildings that people use in a good way and that contribute and that look good and are part of environment, that makes me happy. >> rose: we continue with a look at a new exhi business in philadelphia about vincent van gogh. >> our show is the last three and a half, four years. >> rose: very productive time. >> hugely just dying to paint, can't wait to get back in there as nature would often prevent, of course. but just these points of entry are, he has this no...
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i have made all of these friends in congress, on both sides of the aisle, people who care about the environment, and i love the work, because we have not gotten there yet, but needed all those people who really want to make a difference in that field is important to me. tavis: i am not going to give out your home address, but you spend a great deal of your time in idaho. about 33 years by my count. what has that space -- being away from the rat race, not being in new york, not being in l.a., what has the solitude done for your songwriting? >> i think it can only have made it better. i think i am stimulated to right by the turmoil of the city, by the confusion and problems, but i am also nearest by the solitude, the closest to the nature region the closeness to nature. people say, what does wilderness mean when you are starving? i get that, but i also does not mean to destroy the wilderness, because when you are not starving you are going to want a place to go and your kids and grandkids are going to want a place to go, so i see it as my responsibility to take care of the problems in the city, b
i have made all of these friends in congress, on both sides of the aisle, people who care about the environment, and i love the work, because we have not gotten there yet, but needed all those people who really want to make a difference in that field is important to me. tavis: i am not going to give out your home address, but you spend a great deal of your time in idaho. about 33 years by my count. what has that space -- being away from the rat race, not being in new york, not being in l.a.,...
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>> they're seeing a better environment. they're seeing land prices at a low point that they've never seen before. they're seeing again this pent-up demand. there was an article recently about people with 200,000 miles on their car. that's the new 100,000. people are waiting to do things until the last possible moment. we're seeing that in housing, too. people need to move and upgrade their homes. nibble the last three months we've entertained and may have approved more construction loans than we've done in the last two years. >> susie: how about getting a mortgage? is it easer. >> >> i wouldn't say it's easier. i will tell you interest rates are lower so more people can qualify, that's good. i think there's now no longer the big disconnect between the price of a home and what someone can afford to pay. but all the products that were out there that got us in trouble no longer exist. so many more mortgages are winding up on bank balance sheet it is way it should be and banks are doing what they need to do to have properly qua
>> they're seeing a better environment. they're seeing land prices at a low point that they've never seen before. they're seeing again this pent-up demand. there was an article recently about people with 200,000 miles on their car. that's the new 100,000. people are waiting to do things until the last possible moment. we're seeing that in housing, too. people need to move and upgrade their homes. nibble the last three months we've entertained and may have approved more construction loans...
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. >> for many parents in competitive american environment, getting their children into a good preschool can start right after the first sonogram. the expensive, stressful process is at its most intense in new york city. one-third of the children there do not get state-funded preschools laws, and in response, some parents are setting up their own underground schools. >> is drop of time for preschoolers in brooklyn, but this is no ordinary school. it is a cooperative run by the parents. there are 10 more such schools in this neighborhood alone. >> i ask if anyone was interested in a school, and i got over 75 responses. >> jennifer and her parents colleagues have designed a curriculum for these three-year- old. what drove them to make all this effort? >> the private systems were never created to hold mass amounts. they were created for a more elite group of people. glaxo is this the answer? >> it may be. it is a grassroots thing, people taking what really matters into their own hands. >> publicly funded preschool places are at a premium. a co-op cost less than a private preschool and paren
. >> for many parents in competitive american environment, getting their children into a good preschool can start right after the first sonogram. the expensive, stressful process is at its most intense in new york city. one-third of the children there do not get state-funded preschools laws, and in response, some parents are setting up their own underground schools. >> is drop of time for preschoolers in brooklyn, but this is no ordinary school. it is a cooperative run by the...
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have made all these friends in congress, really on both sides of the aisle, people who care about the environment. i just love the work, because we haven't gotten there yet, but just meeting all those people who really want to make a difference in that field is important to me. tavis: i am not going to give out your home address, so don't get scared. >> oh, it is in the book, unfortunately, but oh well. tavis: you've lived -- you had a home and spent a great deal of your time in idaho, to your point, in the northern rockies in idaho for about 33 years now, by my count. what has that space, or put another way, being away from the rat race, not being in new york, not being in l.a. except when you wanted to be, what has -- my word, not yours -- the solitude, i suspect, of being in that space done for your songwriting over these 33 years? >> i think it can only have made it better. i think that i am stimulated to write by the turmoil of the city, by the confusion, by the problems, but i am also nourished by the solitude, the closeness to big, vast nature. big places. when people say, "oh, what does w
have made all these friends in congress, really on both sides of the aisle, people who care about the environment. i just love the work, because we haven't gotten there yet, but just meeting all those people who really want to make a difference in that field is important to me. tavis: i am not going to give out your home address, so don't get scared. >> oh, it is in the book, unfortunately, but oh well. tavis: you've lived -- you had a home and spent a great deal of your time in idaho, to...
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we like companies that have high free cash flow, high return on equities in this type of environment. it's going to be challenging i think for all investors, but typically dividend paying stocks are a good place to be when the market becomes more cautious, as we see today. >> tom: certainly with interest rates being as low as they are hitting the yield and possible stock appreciation, nice one-two punch. you're looking in energy for one place, xle, the etf following the energy energy sector, you see oil prices at 10-month lows, does this concern you? >> it's a little concerning, we think there will be a pickup in demand right now. a lot of the pullback in oil prices has been based on a slowdown in global growth, that although broader economic growth will be challenging we still think demand will pick up and in fact be quite strong. we like the energy sector, quality management in those companies, fairly respectful dividend yields, and we think in this environment late cyclical stocks, particularly energy, and the technology sectors are a good place to be. >> tom: i wanted to get to te
we like companies that have high free cash flow, high return on equities in this type of environment. it's going to be challenging i think for all investors, but typically dividend paying stocks are a good place to be when the market becomes more cautious, as we see today. >> tom: certainly with interest rates being as low as they are hitting the yield and possible stock appreciation, nice one-two punch. you're looking in energy for one place, xle, the etf following the energy energy...
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you talk about 70 or i think merrill lynch's $50 a barrel call, potential call, it is that kind of environment, it is that one i can't there is oil that is being produced really massively in the middle of the country, makes it to the gulf coast, where we see the production in iraq continue to arise, we see the saudis trying to hold on to market share and others that will force this price down, break the back of the entire prices. >> just to wrap it up here i want you to put it in perspective because consumers and businesses will be very happy with the low energy prices but it also means that prices are down because the economy is not doing so hot, both in the u.s. and globally, right? and that's not a good thing? >> that's right. that's the dark cloud to this silver lining, in that part of this equation and this is not just me forecasting this, opec is worried about it, he stated it, so has the iea if china continues to slow down and they likely will because europe their biggest customer goes into a full-blown recession if not worse, that is going to spell trouble for the global economy, peopl
you talk about 70 or i think merrill lynch's $50 a barrel call, potential call, it is that kind of environment, it is that one i can't there is oil that is being produced really massively in the middle of the country, makes it to the gulf coast, where we see the production in iraq continue to arise, we see the saudis trying to hold on to market share and others that will force this price down, break the back of the entire prices. >> just to wrap it up here i want you to put it in...
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, and i have made all of these friends really on both sides of the aisle, people who care about the environment, and i just love the work because we have not gotten there yet, but just meeting all of those people who really want to make a difference is important to me. it is in the book. tavis: you have a home in idaho. by about 33 years by my account. what has that space, or put another way, being away from the rat race, not being in new york, not being an l.a., my word the solitude of being in that space? >> i think it can only have made it better. i think that i am stimulated to right by the turmoil of the city, by the confusion, by the problems, but i am also nourished by the solitude, the closeness of nature. when people say what does wilderness mean, i get that. i get that. but i also think it does not mean destroy the wilderness because it is an important part, and you are going to want to have a place to go, and your kids and your grandkids are going to want to have a place to go, so i see it is part of my responsibility with the problems going on in the city right now, but to take care
, and i have made all of these friends really on both sides of the aisle, people who care about the environment, and i just love the work because we have not gotten there yet, but just meeting all of those people who really want to make a difference is important to me. it is in the book. tavis: you have a home in idaho. by about 33 years by my account. what has that space, or put another way, being away from the rat race, not being in new york, not being an l.a., my word the solitude of being...
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i think it takes little challenges to the environment and europe and here to push politicians in the right direction. the markets have become intolerant of delay. but i think the sharpness and quickness of the move takes the place of the deep move. that's important to know. yes, i do want to buy stocks. it's seldom you get to buy stocks at this kind of valuation. you have to be patient. stocks are cheap for a >> susie: let me go back to the strategy. a lot of people have doubts that even when the europeans take action. it's not going to be something really decisive to fix all the problems. there's doubts about where things go from here. what do you think? >> i think people are wise to have doubts. it's going to take a lolt of commitment, and census building over a period much time. i think mr. draghi pointed down the road. and they'll get there, but it's going to be little tiny steps along the way as they move along. >> let's talk a little bit about tomorrow's job report. are you expect egg good number, a bad number? what does it mean for the market. >> we expect to create 110,000 jo
i think it takes little challenges to the environment and europe and here to push politicians in the right direction. the markets have become intolerant of delay. but i think the sharpness and quickness of the move takes the place of the deep move. that's important to know. yes, i do want to buy stocks. it's seldom you get to buy stocks at this kind of valuation. you have to be patient. stocks are cheap for a >> susie: let me go back to the strategy. a lot of people have doubts that even...
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have an environment where we are all working on something. it might be three months that the whole group is together, making the movie. you can say goodbye, or you can say hello. this idea of creating something with other people, i don't know that i had that when i started my career. tavis: does it matter to you now, more than ever, you tell me, to make movies that are saying something? or are you ok with entertainment? >> i don't know that there is pure entertainment. -- i think i have escaped that. i have made films that are less good, but i don't think of anything that is mindless. everything i have done, i feel confident has had a human quality to it. and if you show a human being on film, you're making a political statement. tavis: you are not shy of making political statements. >> i don't think it is outrageously brave, either. i have a certain platform and i have a lot of experiences in certain areas. i am happy to talk about them because i have some experience. tavis: i would not say is the rate is the brave, but any time you take a p
have an environment where we are all working on something. it might be three months that the whole group is together, making the movie. you can say goodbye, or you can say hello. this idea of creating something with other people, i don't know that i had that when i started my career. tavis: does it matter to you now, more than ever, you tell me, to make movies that are saying something? or are you ok with entertainment? >> i don't know that there is pure entertainment. -- i think i have...
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>> when gold what we found is in a negative real interest rate environment, which means that you take interest rates minus inflation, and right now we're in a negative environment, gold tends to grow at over 20% a year. so as long as we're in that environment gold will be attractive, even in spite of this last correction, i think gold will do well especially considering that the fed will probably continue to ease and central banks around the world will continue to ease, which brings down dollars and other currencys and gold will benefit from that. >> tom: we didn't see gold benefit out of the concerns from europe two or three weeks ago, in fact we saw the dollar pop higher and gold sell off, is that a risk for owning goal these days? >> over a short-term base is the markets aren't going to do everything you expect them to do. gold is volatile, gold had a pretty good day the last couple days. so over a long period of time that's what we look at, we think gold will continue to move higher especially in light of the fed easing, but on any given day who knows what will happen. >> tom: i'l
>> when gold what we found is in a negative real interest rate environment, which means that you take interest rates minus inflation, and right now we're in a negative environment, gold tends to grow at over 20% a year. so as long as we're in that environment gold will be attractive, even in spite of this last correction, i think gold will do well especially considering that the fed will probably continue to ease and central banks around the world will continue to ease, which brings down...
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and the it is responsible to threat or po tleningts in the environment. so this is the a good thing. we want the amidala to do this for us because we want to prepare for the threat. we want to either fight or run away or find out more about that potential threat in the environment. but sometimes the amigdala may get it wrong so it may respond too strongly or in times when it's not needed. and we think this might be what is happening in anxiety disorders including post traumatic stress disorder. so the visual on the right is showing activation that's greater in the right amigdala in individuals with post traumatic stress disorder compared to trauma exposed individuals without ptsd. and it turns out in that one study, anyway, and actually several studies the greater the ptsd, the greater the amigdala activation. but there is also another part of the story. and that is medial prefrontal cortex. and that is another brain areas that's actually right in the middle of the two hemispheres of the brain in the front of the brain as shown in the visual this is an ar
and the it is responsible to threat or po tleningts in the environment. so this is the a good thing. we want the amidala to do this for us because we want to prepare for the threat. we want to either fight or run away or find out more about that potential threat in the environment. but sometimes the amigdala may get it wrong so it may respond too strongly or in times when it's not needed. and we think this might be what is happening in anxiety disorders including post traumatic stress disorder....
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he's setting an economic environment that enables the millions of men and women all over the country who are in the private sector to create those jobs, and the figure of 12 million jobs for a first term would be similar to what we've seen in other recoverys from deep recessions in the past. >> susie: but so many c.e.o.s i talk to on our program, c.e.o.s of big companies and small companies, say that they are not hiring because in this weak economy there just isn't the demand to justify new hires. what would governor romney say to that? >> first of all when i speak to business executives, which i do a lot, they of course talk about the weak economy but they also talk about the enormous uncertainty they face in every aspect of their life that really delays long-term investments, whether those investments are in people, factories or equipment. building demand in this country is about making america a place to invest and to grow. that requires a more pro business policy mix than we've seen in the past few years. >> susie: right now the unemployment rate is over 8%. in four years, where
he's setting an economic environment that enables the millions of men and women all over the country who are in the private sector to create those jobs, and the figure of 12 million jobs for a first term would be similar to what we've seen in other recoverys from deep recessions in the past. >> susie: but so many c.e.o.s i talk to on our program, c.e.o.s of big companies and small companies, say that they are not hiring because in this weak economy there just isn't the demand to justify...
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my last job was working on a small team in a focused problem in an intense environment. all thaf is similar to what we do at mackenzie every day. we wear a different uniform and use slightly different language. but at the end of the day i'm using a lot of the same skills as when i was wearing a u.s. army uniform. >> tom: still ahead: from teaching to healthcare, when it comes to hiring, some industries are finding that veterans bring the right stuff to the job. >> susie: 100,000 troops are coming home from iraq and afghanistan this year. sure, some will stay in the military, but many will be searching for civilian jobs. now, transitioning to corporate america hasn't been easy for many veterans. sylvia hall takes us to a recruiting firm helping veterans tackle the challenge. >> reporter: in any military unit anywhere in the world, you'll find a range of jobs as diverse as the people who hold them. from engineers to supply chain managers, to chefs, nurses and lawyers, america's troops can do a lot. ravaire prince spent 12 years as an electrician in the navy. he's been depl
my last job was working on a small team in a focused problem in an intense environment. all thaf is similar to what we do at mackenzie every day. we wear a different uniform and use slightly different language. but at the end of the day i'm using a lot of the same skills as when i was wearing a u.s. army uniform. >> tom: still ahead: from teaching to healthcare, when it comes to hiring, some industries are finding that veterans bring the right stuff to the job. >> susie: 100,000...
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so you've got to adapt to the environment. if you change color without sticking to your goal you're not recognized. if you stick to your goal and change color you'll be effective. >> rose: egypt, the barnes foundation and deadly viruses when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: egypt's ruling military council confirmed today its pledge to transfer power to the new president by the end of june. although official results have not yet been announced, it appears mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood will become president. the brotherhood released a tally which showed him with a narrow lead over hosni mubarak's former prime minister achmed shafiq. however, thegñ3 military councl issued an interim constitution giving the generals sweeping powers. joining me from washington david ignatius of the "washington post." here in new york, knew wad ajami of the hoover institution. his later book is called "the syrian rebellion." let me begin in washing
so you've got to adapt to the environment. if you change color without sticking to your goal you're not recognized. if you stick to your goal and change color you'll be effective. >> rose: egypt, the barnes foundation and deadly viruses when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: egypt's ruling military council confirmed today its pledge to transfer power to the new president by the end of june....
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thought what is it that happens to people who are just regular people who can turn an are warped by the environment. i wanted to do a film that was a meditation on that and study sisters and lovers and father and son and try not to judge anybody this is not a political statement. i tried to observe and listen to all sides of the conflict. it is not one side. but as the most important thing for the region which is which just want this to be a dialogue. we want to show humanity on all sides. and show what happened. that and is strong but it is a metaphor for what happened. it is the metaphor. i tried and tried and gave it my heart and soul. i came from an honest place and i think sometimes you just hope that comes across. i hope it does. tavis: we were talking about the ending. you do not want to give it away but i am watching and there are two ideas i have about how it will and. you took me in and other direction. i want to ask about that. i thought it had to end this way or that trade. you went somewhere different 3 it was happy ending from the beginning? and did it ever change? how did you settle
thought what is it that happens to people who are just regular people who can turn an are warped by the environment. i wanted to do a film that was a meditation on that and study sisters and lovers and father and son and try not to judge anybody this is not a political statement. i tried to observe and listen to all sides of the conflict. it is not one side. but as the most important thing for the region which is which just want this to be a dialogue. we want to show humanity on all sides. and...
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america," still to come -- robert redford tells us why he is taking on the role looking out for the environment. a court in pakistan has dropped a controversial blasphemy case against a christian girl. the 13-year-old was arrested in august accused of burning pages from the koran and sent to jail for adults. >> this is the last sight of her being taken away under heavy guard. she and her family have been in hiding since then. today's judgment come are rare as it is, is unlikely to change that. it was here in this district that a muslim neighbor accused the christian girls of burning pages of the verses. a mob threatens to set her alight. today, local muslims were reluctant to speak on camera. this man told us that the judgment was wrong. christians here are still fearful for themselves and for the girl. her life be at risk if she came back here? >> yes. >> yes, there are dangers. >> no one expects to see her returning to her former home. the case against her has been dropped, that is no guarantee of safety. the authorities say she and her family will continue to receive protection. campaigners
america," still to come -- robert redford tells us why he is taking on the role looking out for the environment. a court in pakistan has dropped a controversial blasphemy case against a christian girl. the 13-year-old was arrested in august accused of burning pages from the koran and sent to jail for adults. >> this is the last sight of her being taken away under heavy guard. she and her family have been in hiding since then. today's judgment come are rare as it is, is unlikely to...
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obviously, we live in the mostly at this juice environmentally tijs you environment so we have to be cognizant of what we do, we have to check .. we have to make certain what we are doing is within constitutional bounds about that is precisely what we are doing. >> rose: so anyone suggests it is not constitutional what the nypg is doing with respect to muslim groups is in your judgment and the judgment of those people who advise you is just wrong? >> yes. that is absolutely correct. we adhere to the constitution, meticulously, because we know that what we are doing is being observed. we not that there are lots of groups that, you know, they sue us on a regular basis, certainly the mayor is the number one defendant in this city, every day papers are coming in about something. so we have to be aware. we have to be cautious and we are. >> rose:. >> we have 50,000 employees, and if you take that number of people, if you pay them relatively modest salaries and give them a lot of power you are going to have some of those people who in will violate their oath of office, their public trust.
obviously, we live in the mostly at this juice environmentally tijs you environment so we have to be cognizant of what we do, we have to check .. we have to make certain what we are doing is within constitutional bounds about that is precisely what we are doing. >> rose: so anyone suggests it is not constitutional what the nypg is doing with respect to muslim groups is in your judgment and the judgment of those people who advise you is just wrong? >> yes. that is absolutely correct....
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they have opportunities to be influenced by the pressures of their environment. i am from the streets of the bronx. technology saved me. all of my friends were doing drugs and shooting each other. i was using my computer to learn about different things around the world. the computer was what kept me out of trouble. i spent a lot of time working with kids to celebrate their path. recognize you can make a difference. the world needs you. we have to bring businesses like microsoft, parents, other parts of the community to support students. we cannot fail. we do not have a generation to lose. we need the idea is that these students will bring to the work force in the world we live in. tavis: good to have you on the program. that is our show for tonight. you can download are new application tonight. good night from l.a., thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with an author. that is next time. we will see you then. >> every
they have opportunities to be influenced by the pressures of their environment. i am from the streets of the bronx. technology saved me. all of my friends were doing drugs and shooting each other. i was using my computer to learn about different things around the world. the computer was what kept me out of trouble. i spent a lot of time working with kids to celebrate their path. recognize you can make a difference. the world needs you. we have to bring businesses like microsoft, parents, other...
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that markets have to be regulated to protect people and the environment. that we do not live in a racially just society. that structural racism continues to keep families out of opportunities." and that we have to name that racial justice would benefit us all. and we have to go after it and make it happen. and lastly, we're part of a community of people that are in this together. and as we win that idea battle, which i think we will win, that's when our victories on the issues will follow. >> you know, i have a corporate underwriter. my sole corporate underwriter for 25 years. mutual of america. they've been terrific to us. how do people distinguish between corporations that are trying to be good citizens and those you have on your hit list? >> i think there's a set of things that corporations can do that will make them clearly good citizens. good, corporate citizens in this country. and so i do think it is, like, making sure they treat workers with dignity. and that these are jobs with justice and people get paid. that they actually are very conscious abo
that markets have to be regulated to protect people and the environment. that we do not live in a racially just society. that structural racism continues to keep families out of opportunities." and that we have to name that racial justice would benefit us all. and we have to go after it and make it happen. and lastly, we're part of a community of people that are in this together. and as we win that idea battle, which i think we will win, that's when our victories on the issues will follow....
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. >> and in this political environment -- >> >> people have been unemployed and you don't know the circumstances under which they were unemployed. maybe they were downsized because of a correction in their firm or an outside company. >> the white house is watching what is happening. loving every minute of it. >> i am not handing them anything. >> are the republican candidates handing them the white house? >> they are, right now. you're going to have of a lot of fun commenting upon in september and october because there will be commercials, placards, sound bites coming of the white house that is going to secure the nominee with the words being spoken today. my word is, stop it. remember the eleventh commandment. in my heart, it is fodder for what we're going to be talking about and 34 months. >> it will be fun to watch. of course, the candidates have been out trying to get every vote they can. we want to leave you with this little of of how the candidates are trying to get every last vote. >> the ride is almost over in new hampshire. just time for a final campaign stop at the polling station. fin
. >> and in this political environment -- >> >> people have been unemployed and you don't know the circumstances under which they were unemployed. maybe they were downsized because of a correction in their firm or an outside company. >> the white house is watching what is happening. loving every minute of it. >> i am not handing them anything. >> are the republican candidates handing them the white house? >> they are, right now. you're going to have of...
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and separate from the ipo issue, but still important is has to do with the corporate tax environment. the president has made a good start with respect to his proposal to reduce corporate taxes. but the fact is, we're seeing -- and i've had a lot of conversations with ceos around the country and different industries. we need to make sure we're prepareed to compete with the taxs in some of the other countries so that companies don't move. that's another big issue. all of this is wrapped in together in terms of how do we make our country more competitive. >> susie: many people sympathize with your argument about taxs and regulations, but say the real problem is other markets around the world have become much more sophisticateed and they're a viable option to the u.s. so what's the way around that? >> first of all, they're right. we have to figure out we can't stand still or rest on our laurels. what do we have to do to become more viable and leap ahead? we've always got to be saying how do we stack up competitive with respect to education, with respect to quality of life, with respect to
and separate from the ipo issue, but still important is has to do with the corporate tax environment. the president has made a good start with respect to his proposal to reduce corporate taxes. but the fact is, we're seeing -- and i've had a lot of conversations with ceos around the country and different industries. we need to make sure we're prepareed to compete with the taxs in some of the other countries so that companies don't move. that's another big issue. all of this is wrapped in...
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. >> rose: environment stands up dramatically doesn't it? >> yes, it does. but the environment is tied in with resources and things like you mine, et cetera. >> rose: there's also the question of governments and regulations and what regulations are appropriate and necessary and some privat companies feeling like regulations are an impediment to their growth and that they are bureaucrac and stifling. >> rose: i think there are too many regulationsnd i think that when you last see any law that was last repealed they stay on the statute books and more are put on. >> rose: glass-steagall would be one. >> yes, but they're very... that's one but there are very few. that may not have been... (laughter) >> rose: that's true. as soon as i said that. in general terms i think i'm correct about that. and the bureaucracy that develops around that is clearly an impediment of business but i do not take the position that the role of government is not to legislate there are very legitimate area you you this of road safety. >> rose: transportation. planes. >> government has t
. >> rose: environment stands up dramatically doesn't it? >> yes, it does. but the environment is tied in with resources and things like you mine, et cetera. >> rose: there's also the question of governments and regulations and what regulations are appropriate and necessary and some privat companies feeling like regulations are an impediment to their growth and that they are bureaucrac and stifling. >> rose: i think there are too many regulationsnd i think that when you...